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A military man's life of contrasts

Aug. 9, 2009
Soldier and scholar, a 'bleeding heart' with a gruff exterior, Maj. Steven Hutchison established an unlikely connection with a stray Iraqi dog. In his final months in Iraq, love came unexpectedly to Maj. Steven Hutchison.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic